(L-R) Haley Segura, Alexa Thompson, Mari Käärid and Hanna Laanemaa Berrytree. Seedrioru Suvekodu 2013. As I was christened on the porch steps of my grandparents cottage at Seedrioru on July 11, 1970, I instinctively knew I was home. My older sister called this place Eestimaa, the smell of warm ...
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